Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1887-04-15

Cllu. IeTHllG me 10 ask, IN Lne ndule VI
reason, is this business? 1 appeal to
practical business men, men who are
esteemed for their good practical sense,
men of Judgement. Have you ever TAX
en- time to look this evil square in the
face and analyZe it in all it's bearings
| upon questions of pecuniary and mo-
! raj characterl
The horses IN thu territory of Dakota
represent a cash value of millions OF
| dollars, = and l will venture the tssser-
tion without fear of successful contra
| diction, that of all the "horse doctors"
in the territory of Dakota, not one in
twenty-five can write his name intel
ligibly, and not one in fifty can write
an Intelligent prescription, or one in a
hundred who is a graduate of a schoeaj
of veterinary science, and yet the laws
Of our territory recognize them as the
custodians of the health of this I'M
mense amount of property.
Allowing the above estimate to be
true, it follows either that a class of
men are ''endowed by nature" with a
knowledge OF the diseases to which the
horse IS subject and their cure, or else
we are suffering one OF the most gi-
gantlc impositlons that Can be success
| fully perpetrated upon any people. The
latter horn of the dilemma is the one |
have good reasons for taking, and
confidently believe that candid and
sober reflection of the momentous
consequences of this system will corro-
borate my statements and revoke this
evil.
But it is an evil which Will never
J eradicate itself, for like others of its
, class, it is traceable to moral leprosy
which encourages Incidence, blunts the
conscience, and lowers crime almost to
a pastime. The strong arm Of the law
must throttle this evil and remove Gn
SO doingl a grieyous burden upon the
energies of our people.
1t is ordained by nature that man
must earn his bread by the sweat Of his
brow, and it is very unfortunate that
such q vast multitude are engaged in
Matching out devices to escape this di-
L vine ordinance. But that man, who is
so constituted that he has resolved to
: subsist, like the parasite, upon the labor
!, of others, will unquestlonably select
S that vocation in life which requires
the least expenditure of brain or mus
S Gle.
Il Honest industry has no charms fol
5 him, to beg he is ashamed, hence the
arts Of duplicity are the allies upon
which his sustenance largely depends
e We find him plying his vocation In all
the walks of life, an excrescence upon
:. the body polite, a deceiver among men
u a fraud and a cheat. His capacity fol
n evil is commensurate with his cum
G ming, and conscientiousness has nc
; place in his composition.
o But it may be inquired, "What has
/ this to do with our subjsct?" Much
in every way, for it is from this class
q which I have described that the army
Of quacks and charlatans are recruited
/ An ill-begotten alumni with o livery OF
: sale stable for their alma-mater.
Ell We would call the attention OF the
g readers to the fact, that the brightest
l. minds that adorn the profession of ye'
n terinary science, and have made it {;
n life study, devoting every energy to the
1 task through a long aud laborious pill.
n grimage, that, in prescribing remedies
: for diseases OF our animals, doubt, a
: fear hangs over them like pail, lest a
:, mistaken diagnosis might possibly
4 have been committed. IT these lnmin-
l aries in the profession then, with all
the training of the schools and the ripe
4 experience Of 8 long life. devoted to
S the conscientious discharge Of duty,
t feel such weight OF responsibility,
$ what shall we say of the poor. unfort-
: unate, illiterate abortion Of nature, the
quack? Surely, "fools will venture
2 where angels fear to tread
Who, but mad man or u ol,Would
think of placing lighted torch in the
3 hands Of an incendiary to go forth and
t burn his buildings, or a knife in the
7 hands Of an assassin, to murder his IA
mily? And yet you, my readers. will
t place in the hands of the most ignorant
: and attrocious block-head that treadS
the earth, the most powerful and poi
!, sonous drugs and allow him to admin
lister them to your horse, that noble
:. animal that has claims On you for your
, highest consideration while In health
and IN sickness for the very best treat
ment that science and intelligence can
!, procure. Does this pay2
! repeat the question: "Is 1t bust
ness Does 1t become the intelligence
of the 10Th century, or is it q relic OF
a former age, when superstition and